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 4000 CAE (T) - Spelling Practices
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n. small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head


Spelling Word: tack
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a. slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive


Spelling Word: tacky
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n. lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy


Spelling Word: tardiness
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v. make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt


Spelling Word: tarnish
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n. beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace


Spelling Word: tempo
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a. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive


Spelling Word: tentative
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v. stop; bring to an end or halt


Spelling Word: terminate
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n. house roof made with a plant material


Spelling Word: thatch
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n. healing power or quality; treatment of illness


Spelling Word: therapy
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n. windpipe, or trachea; a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine; a pedal that controls the [___] valve


Spelling Word: throttle